Shape Memory Alloy Fixator System for Suturing Tissue in Minimal Access Surgery

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 663-669

  Xu, W ^a   Frank, T G ^a   Stockham, G ^a   Cuschieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Finite element modelling; Suturing

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BIOMATERIAL; NICKEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURING METHOD; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALLOYS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THERMODYNAMICS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0033197222     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.216     Document Type: Article

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